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Sterling K. Brown to give WashU’s 162nd Commencement address

Sterling K. Brown, a St. Louis native and an award-winning actor who has earned three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, will deliver the May 15, 2023, Commencement address, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Literature

Parvulescu wins René Wellek Prize

Anca Parvulescu, the Liselotte Dieckmann Professor of Comparative Literature and professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2023 René Wellek Prize for best monograph from the American Comparative Literature Association.

Cancer Research

Jumping genes in cancer cells open door to new immunotherapies

New research from the School of Medicine suggests that transposable elements in various cancers potentially may be used to harness novel immunotherapies against tumors that don’t typically respond to immune-based treatments.

Performing Arts

Violinist Augustin Hadelich to perform

Violinist Augustin Hadelich is a “technically dazzling” (New York Times) performer who revels “in the myriad ways of making a phrase come alive” (Washington Post). On April 16, Hadelich will present an intimate recital at Washington University as part of the 2023 Great Artists Series.

Psychology

This is your brain on everyday life

A new study by Zachariah Reagh in Arts & Sciences offers fresh insights into how the brain goes to great lengths to process and remember everyday events.

Awards & Notables

Researchers receive Alzheimer’s Association funding

Three School of Medicine researchers — Enmanuel Perez, Ibrahim Saliu and Steffen Storck — have received funding from the Alzheimer’s Association for projects that aim to study and make progress against the disease.

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Appointments & Promotions

Traube appointed dean of Brown School

Dorian Traube, a professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, has been appointed as the next dean of the Brown School, effective Aug. 1, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Students

A cappella groups advance to semifinals

Two WashU a cappella student groups will perform at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Midwest Semifinals on Saturday, April 1. One leader shares her a cappella experience.

Engineering

Making Internet of Things more secure

Shantanu Chakrabartty’s lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a method to better secure communications and transactions involving the Internet of Things.